Something strange happens whenever Trudie and Benjamin get together. Everybody knows it, so how could Ms. Hicklemeyer make them partners on the class project? Trudie can't believe her bad luck, and swears to get through the project with as little weirdness as possible. Until Benjamin eats a plate of carrots and suddenly develops Superman vision. Trudie soon discovers that whatever Benjamin eats affects him strangely and is determined to find out why!